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Claiming What’s Ours: Preserving the “Public” in the Public Domain
December 30, 2022 was a momentous day in Canada’s copyright history, although it may not have been on the radar of the majority of the Canadian public. That is the…
Michael Geist
The Online Streaming Act in Jeopardy: U.S. Takes Aim at the CUSMA Cultural Exemption With Threats of Bill C-11 Retaliation
From the moment it was first introduced as Bill C-10 in the fall of 2020, it was readily apparent that mandated payments by foreign streaming services to support Canadian content…
International Trade Insights
Updates for the Week of August 25, 2025 Related To Tariffs
Canada to Exempt CUSMA-Origin U.S. Goods from 25% Retaliatory Tariffs Starting September 2025—Steel, Aluminum, and Autos Still Excluded On August 27, Canada announced that, effective September 1, 2025, U.S. goods…
Ackah Business Immigration Law
How CUSMA Can Help Americans Work in Canada
By Publisher
CUSMA facilitates cross-border labour mobility for Americans to work in Canada by streamlining regulations, removing barriers that previously hindered the process and expediting the work permit process. The Canada-United States-Mexico…
Michael Geist
The Dongle Budget: What Prioritizing a Common Cell Phone Charging Port Says About Canadian Digital Policy
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland released the government’s 2023 budget yesterday with a raft of new spending initiatives and subsidies for “clean tech” to match developments in…
All Things Canada
Good News for Creators: Canada Extends Copyright Term
By Paul Bain
Just under the wire, before the end of 2022, Canada enacted a significant change to its copyright law. December 30 was fixed[1] as the day on which section 281 of…
Canada-U.S. Blog
CUSMA/USMCA and the Automotive Industry: Rising Regional Value Content Requirements for Vehicles and Auto Parts
CUSMA/USMCA will come into force on July 1, 2020, at which time increased and more complex Regional Value Content (RVC) requirements for both vehicles and automotive…
Canada-U.S. Blog
CUSMA/USMCA : U.S. issues Updated Interim Implementing Instructions: Automotive
The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA or USMCA) will introduce new and complex requirements for the automotive industry. Not only will vehicle producers face increased Regional Value Content requirements starting July…
Canada-U.S. Blog
Are you ready for the July 1 implementation of the CANADA-UNITED STATES-MEXICO AGREEMENT (CUSMA/USMCA)?
The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), also referred to as the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement (USMCA), comes into effect on July 1, 2020. Are you ready? The full CUSMA Agreement was signed…
Canada-U.S. Blog
Refer to the CBSA’s New CUSMA Page for Implementation News
The Canada Border Services Agency ("CBSA") has created a new dedicated Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement ("CUMSA") web-page on which implementation information will be posted to assist importers and exporters. CUSMA /…